Serving dish



Nov. 22, 1927.

F. MACY snnvme DISH Filed Jan. 2, 1925 Jiwen lb!" $091K termed, animproved serving dish for ice.

Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

gii-rnn srafras FRANK may, or convenes, I N DIANA.

snnvrno DISH:

.Aqmplicationxfi led;January.2, 315925". Serial No. 236.

invention relates to what may be cream, fruit, food and the like and theobject thereof is to provide a dish into which may be quickly inserted,a chea serviceable lining of water proof paper w ich, after being onceused, may be quickly discarded. Another object is to provide a. servingdish as described above, for use in connec tion with an apparatus forinserting a paper lining in said dish.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofthe serving dish with a lining mounted therein and partially broken out.

Figure 2 is a detail bottom plan view of one corner of the serving dishillustrating the means for receiving and holding the paper lining in thedish.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view through one portion of the servingdish.

Figure i is a view of the forming block which inserts the paper liningin the dish and which is a part of the apparatus for inserting saidlining, and the entire Figure l is shown here only to illustrate theoperation of the dish. p

In the embodiment illustrated the serving dish 1 which is designed to belined by an apparatus for use in connection therewith comprises a foodreceiving body 2 here shown rectangular in configuration and havingflared side walls or flanges?) and removable end walls 3? which are alsoflared. The corners of this dish have slots as shown at 9 and the slotsextend longitudinally along the faces of the side membersa as shown at10 to allow the 'rimor flanges 3 to spring out slightly at these pointswhen the paper linin' is crowded out through the openings 9, y fins on aforming block which operates in the apparatus for applying the paperlinings, thus preventing a rupture of the paper lining which mightotherwise occur.

Apertured ears 4 depend from opposite sides oi the dish 1 and aredesigned to; stepport a rod 5 which extends transversely across thebottom of said dish and has mounted thereon a coiled spring 6 designedto engage the rods 8 which carry the ends 3* of the dish 1, said endsbeing movable toward. and away from the body of the dish by means ofhand grips 7. By moving said hand grips 7 toward each other against thetension of the spring 6 which movement releases the lining shown at LFig. 1 and permits it to be thrown out of the dish after having beenused. v

In the use of this dish, it is mounted in the apparatus for insertingthe lining and in which the paper for such lining is suspended over thetop of the dish and is applied by a descending forming block whichcauses the paper to conform to the shape of the dish while the surpluspaper of the upturned lining is crowded out through the openings 9 bymetalfins 12 on the corners of the forming block 11 shown by Fig. 4, thepaper being pinched in the openings 9 by pressure of the end members 3actuated by the spring 6 through medium of the rods 8, the lining beingthus securely held while the forming block and fins are withdrawn anduntil it is discarded by closing the hand grips 7, which also serve aslegs for the dish.

The paper used for lining the dish is formed in tight rolls and inclosedin a housing in the apparatus which inserts the lining and is protectedagainst atmospheric conditions. It is never touched by the hand or anyserving instrument, thus insuring its being retained in a sanitarycondition.

I claim Y 1. A serving dish comprising a substantially rectangular bodymember having flared side walls, flaring end members mounted to closethe ends of said dish, spring means for holding said ends in closed awayfrom the dish when it is desired to release them.

2. A dish for shaping a fiat paper blank and holding it in dish form,which includes a body having upstanding sides and open ends, and meansmovably connected to the body for closing said ends thereby to crimp andgrip portions of the blank between the meeting edges of the sides andthe end closing means. I

3. A dish for shaping a flat paper blank and holding it indish form,which includes position and means for moving said ends 5 grip portionsof the blank between the meeting edges of the sides and end walls.

4. A dish for shaping a flat paper blank and holding it in dish form,which includes a body having upstanding sides and open ends, end walls,yielding means for pressing said end walls to position across the openends of the body, thereby to crimp and grip portions of the blankbetween the meeting edges of the sides and end walls, and means forshifting the end walls to release the gripped portions of the blank.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereuntoaffixed my signature.

FRANK MACY.

